Ready for Sporting KC’s first 2023 home game? What to know about tickets, parking, more

Joseph Hernandez
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The 2023 Major League Soccer season is underway, and Sporting KC is finally playing at home.

After two games on the road, the team hosts its first home game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday against the LA Galaxy.

If you’ve never been to Children’s Mercy Park or you’re a proud member of The Cauldron, Sporting KC’s superfan seating section, here’s what you need to know about attending games this year.

HOW DO I GET TICKETS?

Click here for single-game Sporting KC tickets. You can take a look at who’s coming to town and pick the game that works best for you.

Ticket prices vary, from $25 to $300, depending on the day, whom they’re playing and where the seats are.

Premium tickets get you access to suites and seats such as the Field Club, Bud Light Landing and Audi Sport Club. You’ll also have access to in-seat food and drink service. If you have a large group, click here and submit a request to reserve a space.

Take a look at other ticket options, such as group tickets, ticket packages and tickets to away games here.

WHERE CAN I PARK?

For non-season ticket members, you can park at any of these spots:

  • Blue Lot 1 and 2

  • Nebraska Furniture Mart lot 2

  • Orange lot

  • Hollywood Casino lot

All of these parking options are available for purchase on SeatGeek.

Season ticket members can park at any of those lots, and they also have the option for the following:

  • Nebraska Furniture Mart lot 1, which is only available to UMB Field Club season ticket members and suite ticket purchasers.

  • White Lot, which is available for season ticket holders.

The parking lots open three hours before kickoff and close two hours after the game ends. If your car is still in the lot then, it will be towed to the red lot near Nebraska Furniture Mart.

WHAT CAN I BRING INTO CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK?

You can only bring in clear bags that are smaller than 12-by-12-by-6 inches, small clutches smaller than 4.5-by-6.5 inches, or diaper bags. All bags will be searched.

These items aren’t allowed inside the stadium:

  • Any bags larger than 12-by-12-by-6 inches

  • Animals, but registered service pets are allowed

  • Aerosol cans or pressurized containers

  • Backpacks, including purse backpacks and clear backpacks

  • Drones

  • Fireworks of any kind

  • Illegal drugs and substances

  • Inflated soccer balls

  • Laptops

  • Laser pointers

  • Noise making devices such as horns, bells, thundersticks, vuvuzelas and whistles

  • Outside food or beverages

  • Pamphlets, handouts or advertisements not approved by Children’s Mercy Park management

  • Professional cameras with detachable lenses and associated equipment

  • Recreational vehicles like bicycles, skateboards and hoverboards

  • Selfie-sticks

  • Umbrellas

  • Video cameras

  • Weapons, like knives or guns

Children’s Mercy Park staff can also deem any item dangerous and not allow it inside the stadium.

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